Machine for wiring fence-pickets



(No Model.)

L. H. SLAGLE. MACHINE FOR WIRING FENCE PIGKBTS. No. 473,792.

Patented Apr. 276, 1892.

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LEMUEL l-I. SLAGLE, OF EAST BRADY, PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FOR WIRING FENCE-PICKETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 473,792, dated April26, 1892.

Application filed December 29, 1891. gerial No. 416,457. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEMUEL H. SLAGLE, of East Brady, in the county ofClarion and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedFence-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to machines for wiring fence-pickets; and itsobject is to provide a new and improved fence-machine which is simpleand durable in construction and which in a simple and very effectivemanner crosses the wires after the picket is inserted, at the same timegiving proper tension to the wires.

The invent-ion consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 isan enlarged side elevation of part of the crossers. Fig. 3 is asectional plan view of the same. Fig. 4: is an end elevation of thetension device, and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the same.

The improved fence-machine is provided with a post A, formed at itslower end with a point A, for conveniently driving the post A into theground to hold the same in the proper position. Near the upper end ofthe post A, and on one side thereof, is arranged a handle B, to be takenhold of by the operator when operating the machine. From the front ofthe post A project forward a series of brackets O, on each of which ispivoted a lever D,

formed on its ends with the forks D and D through which pass the wires Eand E, respectively. A retaining-wire F is secured on the lever D andhas its outer ends extending across the forks D and D so as to hold thewires E and E in place, at the same time permitting of inserting a wirein the respective fork or removing it from the same Whenever desired.

From the lever D and at the fulcrum thereof extends an arm D so as tomake the lever three-armed, as is plainly shown in the drawin gs. Thisarm D is pivotally connected with from the post A. A nut K, screwing onthe 7 bolt K, serves to draw the tension device toward the post L, so asto give a proper tension to the set of wires of this adjusted tensiondevice. The top plate N is connected with the bottom plate J by bolts 0,and in the top plate are arranged two transversely-entending bars P,located near the sides, as is plainly shown in Fig. 5. In the bottomplate J and on the upper surface of the same is held a bar Q, extendingtransversely and arranged in the middle of the plate J between the barsP. The two wires E E are liassed between the two plates N and J atopposite sides of the bolts 0, so that the said wires pass under the twobars P and over the bar Q. Now when the nuts of the bolts 0 are screwedup the wires are securely pressed in place and clamped between the twoplates J and N by the bars P and Q. (See Fig. 5.)

The operation is as follows: When the sets of wires pass through therespective forked ends D and D of the levers D and a picket R has beeninserted between the open wires E E, as shown in Fig. 1, and theoperator moves the bar H upward by pushing on the handle H, then theseveral levers D swing on the brackets 0, thus crossing the wires E andE in front of the picket. The bar H is then in an uppermost positionwith the sets of levers D in the position illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.A new picket is then inserted again in the open wires near the twist infront of the picket R, and then the bar His swung downward to theposition illustrated in Fig. 1, thus again crossing the sets of wires infront of the newly-inserted picket. The above-described operation isthen repeated. When the pickets have been inserted close up to the postA, then the latter is shifted toward the post L. By adjusting the nuts Kon the tension device a proper tension can be given to the sets of wiresto insure a proper twisting of the sets of wires at the newly-insertedpickets.

The clamping-plates N and J hold the wires sufficiently tight to formthe proper twists when the bar II is moved up and down, as previouslydescribed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In afence-machine, the combination,with a post, ofa series of levers pivoted on the said post and each having its endsforked to receive the wires, a retaining-wire held on each lever andextending across the fork to hold the wiresin place therein, and a barpivotally connected with the said levers to impart a swinging motion tothe same, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a fence-machine, the co1nbination,with a post provided with aseries of brackets, of levers fulcrumed on the said brackets and eachprovided with forked ends, a retainingwire held on each lever andextending across the forked ends, and a bar provided with arms pivotallyconnected with the said levers, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a fence-1nachine,a tension device consisting of a lower plateprovided with a transverse bar at about the center of its upper face andwith a bolt for adj ustably connecting it to a post, an upper plateprovided with wires in place, substantially as shown and described.

LEMUEL I-I. SLAGLE. Witnesses;

R. ROBINSON S. D. CRUM.

